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China-Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation Framework

BASIS FOR COLLABORATION

MOU Between Israel and the People’s Republic of China

The government of The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the government of the State of Israel signed a bilateral agreement in 2010 to form the China-Israel Cooperation Program for Industrial R&D with the primary aim of supporting joint industrial R&D projects aimed at the development of products or processes leading to commercialization in the global market. The bilateral framework is jointly implemented by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on behalf of the Chinese Government and the Israel Innovation Authority.

Jiangsu (China) – Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation Program The Israel Innovation Authority, and the Jiangsu Science and Technology Department (JSTD), on behalf of the government of Jiangsu province, operate a cooperation agreement targeting industrial R&D projects between Israeli companies and Chinese companies from Jiangsu. This bilateral program is an outcome of a memorandum of understanding (MoU(between the State of Israel and China’s Jiangsu province in 2008.

Shanghai (China) – Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation Program The government of the Shanghai Municipality, The People’s Republic of China, and the government of the State of Israel signed a bilateral agreement in April 2011 to form the Shanghai–Israel Program for Industrial R&D with the primary aim of supporting joint industrial R&D projects developing products or processes leading to commercialization in the global market. The bilateral framework is jointly implemented by the Shanghai Science and Technology Department in Shanghai and the Israel Innovation Authority.

Shenzhen (China) - Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation Program The Shenzhen Science, Technology & Innovation Commission (SZSTI) in the Shenzhen municipality, The People’s Republic of China, and the Israel Innovation Authority operate a cooperation program aimed at supporting joint industrial R&D projects in all technology fields. The program operates under the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in September 2011.

Shandong (China) – Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation Program The government of Shandong Province and the government of the State of Israel signed a bilateral agreement on January 2013, to form the Shandong-Israel Cooperation Program for Industrial R&D with the primary aim of supporting joint industrial R&D projects aimed at the development of products or processes leading to commercialization in the global market. The bilateral framework is jointly implemented by the Shandong Science and Technology Department on behalf of the Shandong provincial government and the Israel Innovation Authority.

Guangdong (China) - Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation Program

Israel Innovation Authority, and the Guangdong Science and Technology Department (GSTD) of The People's Republic of China, jointly operate the Guangdong-Israel program for Industrial R&D - a bilateral cooperation program with the primary aim of supporting joint industrial R&D projects for developing products or processes leading to commercialization in the global market.

This bilateral program is an outcome of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the State of Israel and China’s Guangdong province signed in 2013.

Zhejiang (China) - Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation Program

The Israel Innovation Authority, and the Zhejiang Science and Technology Department (ZSTD), on behalf of the government of Zhejiang province, jointly operate a cooperation agreement targeting industrial R&D projects between Israeli companies and Chinese companies from Zhejiang. This bilateral program is an outcome of a recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the State of Israel and China’s Zhejiang province on May 2014.

Hong Kong - Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation ProgramIn February 17th 2014, the Government of Israel and the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC signed an R&D Agreement aiming to promote and intensify the bilateral industrial R&D cooperation between Hong Kong SAR and Israel, and facilitate projects, partnerships and collaborations between entities from HK SAR and Israel.

The agreement serves as a basis for the HK-IL R&D Cooperation Program, jointly implemented by the Israel Innovation Authority and the Innovation & Technology Commission (ITC) on behalf of the Government of HK SAR, which provides Israeli and Hong Kong companies access to government funding for collaborative R&D projects aimed at the development of products or processes leading to commercialization in the global market.

Sichuan (China) - Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation Program

The Israel Innovation Authority, and the Sichuan Science and Technology Department (SSTD), on behalf of the government of Sichuan province, jointly operate a cooperation agreement targeting industrial R&D projects between Israeli companies and Chinese companies from Sichuan. This bilateral program is an outcome of a recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the State of Israel and China's Sichuan province on June 2016.

Contact us for more information:

Manager of the Programs with China (MOST), Jiangsu, Shanghai, Shandong, Zhejiang and Sichuan:

Call for Proposals for joint R&D projects in all technological fields. The call is jointly administered by the Israel Innovation Authority and the Juangsu Science and Technology Department on behalf of the government of the Jiangsu province, The People's Republic of China.